Poppies a hard habit to break in Mexico
Farmers struggle to extricate themselves from the heroin crop at the centre of gang violence
Farmers struggle to extricate themselves from the heroin crop at the centre of gang violence
Debt casts shadow over tie-up of semiconductor groups
As the lingering effects of traumatic brain injury and combat trauma subsided, two soldiers came to regard their near-death experience and recovery in terms that might sound surprising. They believed struggling with mental trauma changed them for the better.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis tracks oil's action into the close.
IMF offers Athens more time to repay June debts, but gap remains wide over reform plans
Fund offers Athens more time to repay June debts as it warns more work needed on reform plans
Congressional Republicans have yet to act on plans to deal with the potential loss of subsidies for HealthCare.gov customers.
You can bet that as soon as "Mad Max: Fury Road" hits home video (or a high quality pirate version circulates on the web), video editors and essayist everywhere will be deconstructing every frame of George Miller's blockbuster spectacle. But let's not forget that he showed no shortage of skills as such in the first three entries of the franchise, and this new supercut makes the point very very well. READ MORE: Review: George Miller's 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Starring Charlize Theron & Tom Hardy Powered somewhat distractingly by Girl Talk... Читать дальше...
U.S. start-up activity is up with more older workers becoming entrepreneurs. But where are the women and millennials?
A star of Instagram and the fashion world, supermodel Cara Delevingne hopes that a string of upcoming film roles—including this summer’s “Paper Towns”—will jump-start a successful career in Hollywood.
From a supply and demand standpoint, record US production confirms that global supplies are ramping up amid lower prices.
Report says cattle pen, chicken run, swimming pool and amphitheatre were part of security upgrade
A Shenzen Airlines flight fills with scary fog. (Photo: Weibo)
China is known for its smog, but this fog-filled airplane is something else.
Pope Francis getting early buzz on climate changePope Francis Catholic environmental activists said Thursday that they expect Pope Francis to issue his call to action on climate change the week of June 23, saying the papal encyclical is generating intense interest. “I’ve never heard this much buzz for an encyclical,” said Patrick Carolan, executive director of the Franciscan Action Network, in a conference call with reporters. Although he said even most Catholics don’t know what an encyclical is ... Читать дальше...
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Twitter's CEO, battered by a slumping stock price, says he and the board are "totally in sync."
Activist investors are responsible for a damaging fall in capital expenditures, Larry McDonald contends.
Writer/director Andrew Bujalski ("Computer Chess”) is making his bones quickly. He's only made four independently financed feature films, and his fourth is his biggest and best yet. A dynamite cast helps, but Bujalski's tentative move towards the mainstream doesn't tamp down his funny and observational sensibilities. His latest, "Results," stars the criminally underused Kevin Corrigan ("Pineapple Express"), Guy Pearce ("Memento"), Cobie Smulders “(“The Avengers"), Giovanni Ribisi and Anthony Michael... Читать дальше...
Attendance for this year's World Police and Fire Games may be down because the strong dollar is deterring participants from traveling.
The Belz rabbis think women shouldn't be allowed to drive.
Can you imagine still feeling as if you're motion sick for years after you get off a cruise or a flight? It happened to these people.
The JPMorgan Chase layoffs come as the bank has moved to put more of an emphasis on technology and rely less on human tellers.
In this week's news, French Open opening-week upsets, players vs. chair umpires, Nick Kyrgios on pre-match sex, Djokovic rocks with AC/DC and Caroline Wozniacki sizzles.
To the St. Louis Fed's James Bullard, the Fed's low rates have not done their job, and it is time to assess other approaches.